118 SRES 809 IS: Supporting the designation of September 13, 2024, as “National Sepsis Day”. U.S. Senate 2024-09-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

III118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 809IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 11, 2024Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsRESOLUTIONSupporting the designation of September 13, 2024, as National Sepsis Day.

Whereas sepsis is a medical condition caused by a severe immune response to infection or traumatic injury;Whereas the overwhelming flood of inflammatory signals released into the blood to fight infection can impair blood flow, injuring the body's organs;Whereas sepsis is a serious infection and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States;Whereas severe sepsis can result in septic shock, exposing the patient to potentially fatal multiple organ failure;Whereas 1,700,000 people in the United States are infected by sepsis annually;Whereas sepsis kills 350,000 people in the United States each year;Whereas sepsis is one of the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals in the United States, with high spending compounded by frequent hospital readmissions, including 1 in 5 patient readmissions within 30 days of discharge and 1 in 3 patient readmissions within 180 days of discharge; Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80 percent of sepsis cases begin outside the hospital; Whereas most sepsis fatalities are preventable, and early recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis can prevent loss of life;Whereas the sepsis protocols for hospitals in New York State, called Rory’s Regulations for Rory Staunton who died from preventable, treatable sepsis at 12 years of age, have been proven to save lives through rapid identification and treatment of sepsis;Whereas providers and public health experts should study and learn from Rory’s Regulations to find ways to end preventable deaths from sepsis; andWhereas September 13, 2024, would be an appropriate date to designate as National Sepsis Day to coincide with the international designation of September 13 as “World Sepsis Day”, to raise awareness of the condition, to encourage the education of patients, families, health care professionals, and government agencies on the seriousness of sepsis and the importance of early detection as the key to survival, and to focus attention and energy towards the ultimate goal of ending sepsis: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate supports the designation of September 13, 2024, as National Sepsis Day.